Mike Guardabascio
An LBC native, Mike Guardabascio has been covering Long Beach sports professionally for 13 years, with his work published in dozens of Southern California magazines and newspapers. He's won numerous awards for his writing as well as the CIF Southern Section’s Champion For Character Award, and is the author of three books about Long Beach history.
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CIF Girls’ Basketball: Williams Wills Long Beach Poly Past Fairmont Prep

Tyler Hendrickson

It’s starting to feel like Long Beach Poly’s playoff run will end whenever senior guard Nala Williams decides she’s ready. The Jackrabbits’ leading scorer has been everything her team has needed this season, and nothing changed during Saturday night’s 49-43 win over Fairmont Prep in the CIF-SS Division 1 quarterfinals in Anaheim. “She’s special, man,” […]

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Boys’ Water Polo: Long Beach Poly Rolls Past Millikan

JJ Fiddler

The562’s coverage of boys’ water polo is sponsored by Aquatic Capital of America Foundation. The562’s coverage of Long Beach Poly athletics in the 2022-23 school year is sponsored by Poly alum Jayon Brown and PlayFair Sports Management. The562’s coverage of Long Beach Poly athletics in the 2022-23 school year is sponsored by JuJu Smith-Schuster and the JuJu Foundation. […]